I am gonna be so BUSTED if this State Senator’s measure goes through. I agree that crossing the street while using a cell phone is pretty dangerous. And IPods?  I guess people are pretty out of it when they’re listening to music. Look at this from New York 1:

State Senator Carl Kruger of Brooklyn says he will introduce a measure
making it illegal to use electronic devices, such as iPods and cell
phones, when crossing the street.

The ban would include the use of cell phones, iPods, MP3 players, Gameboys, and BlackBerrys.

If the measure passes, anyone caught crossing the street while
using an electronic device would be fined $100 and would have to appear
in court to answer the summons.

Kruger says the deaths of two pedestrians in his district in the last five months led him to introduce the bill.